Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Two competing psychological models of causal strength estimation make different predictions regarding when simple causal hypotheses will be rejected in favor of more complex ones. Two experiments tested these predictions, employing a novel method for indirectly assessing perceived causal strength. In both experiments, the task required a judgment regarding the existence of an interaction between a candidate cause and unobserved background causes. Results indicate that reasoners revise simple causal hypotheses based on the mental construct of causal power (Cheng, 1997).
Authors: Mimi Liljeholm, Patricia W. Cheng, Beatrice Leung
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2586649600